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CVE-2017-5610

21
FAUCET Score

CVE-2017-5610 describes an information disclosure vulnerability in WordPress versions prior to 4.7.2, specifically within the wp-admin/includes/class-wp-press-this.php component. This flaw allows remote attackers to bypass access restrictions by reading taxonomy terms through an improperly restricted user interface. Rated as Medium severity (CVSS 5.3), it has a low impact on confidentiality and requires no user interaction or privileges to exploit. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this vulnerability.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 4.7.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
8.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
9.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

5.3MEDIUM

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
LOW
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
NONE
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
1.4
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
5.06%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
91.4%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-28
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0506 is in the 88th percentile among its peer group of 23,725 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (1)

github_advisorypatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch

References

codex.wordpress.org / Version_4.7.2
Release NotesVendor Advisory
github.com / WordPress/WordPress/commit/21264a31e0849e6ff793a06a17de877dd88ea454
PatchThird Party Advisory
wordpress.org / news/2017/01/wordpress-4-7-2-security-release
PatchVendor Advisory
wpvulndb.com / vulnerabilities/8729
PatchThird Party Advisory
debian.org / security/2017/dsa-3779
Third Party Advisory
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2017/01/28/5
Mailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/95816
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
securitytracker.com / id/1037731
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry